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Asian American vs. Asian

Asian American

noun

  1. a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Asian birth or descent.

adjective

  1. of or relating to Asian Americans or their culture.
  2. ·-···, occurring between the United States and Asia:

    Protectionist tariffs negatively affected the volume of Asian-American trade.

Asian

adjective

  1. of, belonging to, or characteristic of Asia or its inhabitants.

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Asia or a person of Asian descent.